The roles of direct service, training and education of physicians and nurses, direct consultation, and administrative mental health training are discussed as they relate to mental health services to Federal employees in the Washington area subject to stresses resulting from individuality loss, responsibility diffusion, frequent reorganizations,…

Examined the effect of selected socio-demographic, mental health resource, and school system variables on the identification and treatment of children as emotionally disturbed. The major finding was that emotionally disturbed children are significantly underdetected and underserved nationally in public school systems, and, specifically, in…

The report on programs and needs of mentally ill and handicapped children, especially in the District of Columbia, contains 10 statements, 22 materials submitted for the record, and 29 appended articles and studies. The purpose of the hearing is stated to be that of hearing testimony from the people of the District of Columbia in connection with…

An approach is presented for estimating the need for specific types of services within a system of care for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances and for estimating the staff, dollars, and other resources required. Many of the issues that need to be resolved before one can "size" and cost out a system of care are…